The Water, a band I know and halfheartedly give decent advice to on occasion.

the water, 13th floor, 2.29.08

Dan Cohan once told me, "You know what I did with it, I bought all of this" and showed me his recent purchase of 20+ cases of Natty Boh. James, drinking a Boh next to me could only chuckle and it was then that I knew what fueled The Water.

Why The Water?

For me it's the bands combination of glass-blinking drums, looped thrash guitar and symbiotic melodies from Klink's key-IPOD-axe setup that orchestrates their own blue collar sound

What do you think? Give a listen to this video below.

Of late they have been spending their time fine tuning a new EP at their east Catonsville apartment. Both James Klink and Dan Cohan live together and also makeup the two person outfit. The band is preparing for two upcoming shows in the Baltimore area at the 13th Floor (may 23rd) and the SOWEBO festival (may 25th).

Recently, The Water opened up for another electro-noise band, the Benevento/Russo Duo at the 8x10 Club in Federal Hill. The Duo has come a long way since their early days performing in the New York City alt-jazz scene with famed residencies at the Knitting Factory making $100 bucks a night playing indie songs stretched out in twenty minutes jams.

Similar in layout, the Water's two person sound machine might be quickly compared to the Duo because the rigs looks so damn similar. But let your ears be the judge. This summer The Water will be working the ports of Baltimore, playing wherever there is an outlet and a cooler. Get out to one of their shows and have a little taste of true Boh-driven, balmer Water; trust me, it's refreshing.